Chapter 590 (1/2)
Chapter 590: 590
The bearded woodcutter was overjoyed beyond belief, and he waved his big thumb in excitement as he exclaimed, ”Old Ye, we're fellow compatriots in the way of wine, but even knowing you for so many years, this is still the first time that I've seen you so generous . You're a really good friend! Thanks a lot, wahaha . . . ” He raised his neck to continue chugging .
The scholarly man in white stared at the bearded man with an expression of contempt before lowly cursing, ”You're really a hundred percent idiot . What people deem as trash, you actually treat as a treasure . ” His gaze s.h.i.+fted towards the leather bag that Ye QingChen was hugging like a baby . For this addict who treated wine like life to forsake his alcohol so easily, the contents of the bag would definitely have even better alcohol . No wonder he called the woodcutter a fool .
Not long after, the fragrance of snake meat started to waft through the air . The woodcutter took turns drinking from the jar of wine and gnawing on the wild boar's leg, enjoying his meal with extreme delight . As he started to belch, he turned to Ye QingChen and laughed, ”Old Ye, you're really something . After I get back, this daddy here will gift you a jar of my own wine . ”
Ye QingChen smiled and thanked him, but he was thinking, 'So long as you don't fight me to the death later, I'll be burning incense to the G.o.ds as thanks! As for good wine . . . compared to what I have in my bag, yours is akin to swill . This old man isn't interested, so you can save it for yourself . '
The freshly roasted snake meat was finally done, and Li Xue, as though performing a magic trick, suddenly took out four bowls made of ice, placing them in front of everyone . This gave the other three Beyond Heavens Sect members a great fright!
It was still the beginning of autumn, so where did the ice come from? And furthermore, such an ice bowl that looked like it was crafted by hand?
Seeing their gazes, Li Xue laughed a little, playing it down as she said, ”I had nothing to do, and suddenly thought that we didn't have any utensils to eat with, hence I casually made a few . I hope I did not insult you seniors with my lousy performance . ”
Casually made a few? The white-robed scholar and Ye QingChen stared with wide eyes in shock, while the bearded woodcutter stared at Li Xue with an open mouth like a beached shark . . .
Merely congealing water to form ice, while seldom seen, was not a skill of high difficulty . At least, the people present did not see it as a difficult task . The difficulty lay in the fact that Li Xue had obviously just created them from scratch moments ago, and yet none of them had discovered her actions! If she were to display her skills to the fullest, she would probably be able to fill the air full of frost without her opponents knowing what happened!
This was preposterous! To think that this dainty and slim lady was actually a peerless expert rarely seen in this world!
Ling Tian gave her a thumbs up in his heart, at the same time feeling as though she had boosted his image .
The white-robed scholar could not help but shake his head with a face full of shame . When he saw Ling Tian bring such a heaven-toppling beauty along with him, he had thought it was a problem that these young rich n.o.bles had, which made him despise Ling Tian . Now he knew that he had misjudged, and could not help but turn red in embarra.s.sment .
At this moment, Ye QingChen laughed to dissipate the awkwardness as he exclaimed, ”Let's drink some wine!” As he spoke, he lifted up his leather bag, pulling the cork out from the jar within . He then proceeded to carefully pour the wine into the bowl, afraid of spilling even a single drop . Ye QingChen had long felt an itch, having a bottle of divine wine yet unable to taste it immediately . It felt as though his heart had twenty-five rabbits inside, with a hundred claws scratching at his heart .
A strong aroma wafted out following the opening of the cork and pervaded the surroundings in an instant . The white-robed scholar's nose twitched as he greedily inhaled the fragrance in the air . Looking at the crystal clear wine being poured out, he could not help but emotionally exclaim, ”To think that this old man would have the opportunity to be able to taste the nectar of the G.o.ds in my lifetime . I've not lived my life in vain!”
The moment the fragrance from the alcohol spread, the bearded woodcutter stood there dumbly with his eyes wide open for a long time . All of a sudden, he flung the wine gourd in his hands aside as he angrily hollered, ”Good, Ye QingChen, you darned old fogey, no wonder you kept persuading this old man to drink your trashy wine, so you already knew that there was a divine wine inside the bag! To think of tricking this old man here, I will have it out with you!”
Ye QingChen merely blew at his beard in annoyance, ”Stop spouting nonsense! It was you who treated wine like your life, s.n.a.t.c.hing over my wine gourd and choosing to drink my expensive wine . You're actually blaming me now? You . . you . . . you will really anger me to death!” While his tone was that of anger, there was a secret scheming and delighted light within his eyes .
The bearded woodcutter stared angrily at him, as though wis.h.i.+ng for nothing other than to wring Ye QingChen's neck . His nose constantly twitched as he smelled the euphoric fragrance, yet he was helpless about his full stomach . . . this sort of feeling was as though someone had just filled his stomach with a heap of fodder but then he was invited to partic.i.p.ate in a banquet full of heavenly dishes . . .
The crowd could not help but break into laughter .
”Trying to let this old man watch all of you drink? Ye QingChen, dream on!” The woodcutter's face alternated between white and red, before suddenly coming up with a plan . He shouted, ”All of you wait a moment, don't start drinking before this old man is back! Or else, this old man will fight it out with you . ” He threw this sentence down before he rushed into the forest .
Just when everyone was in confusion, a series of violent heaving and vomiting could be heard from inside the forest . . .
Not long after, the bearded woodcutter bounded out with a haggard yet excited face, laughing as he exclaimed, ”Alright, we can begin drinking now . ”
Ling Tian began to sweat profusely!
Who are all these people? Are they the so-called peerless experts from the legends?!
Ye QingChen stared at the woodcutter with a flabbergasted expression, his face completely pale . . .
The white-robed scholar turned his head away, the muscles on his face twitching . . .
Li Xue stared with her beautiful eyes at this scene, struck dumb like a wooden chicken . . .
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”La.s.s, quickquickquick . . . please make me an ice bowl! Pretty please? Good la.s.s . . . . ” The bearded woodcutter pleaded with an expression full of thirst and hope, his two eyes staring straight at the leather bag, with his big nose twitching up and down . A strand of saliva slowly descended from his gluttonous mouth . How was this the bearing of an expert?!!
Li Xue: . . .
Ling Tian: . . .
Everyone descended into silence . . . towards the woodcutter's actions and att.i.tude, everyone only felt the highest form of reverence . . .
This guy was too valiant . . .
The result of this entire fiasco was that both Ye QingChen and the white-robed scholar gazed at their dream divine wine but suddenly felt as though they had difficulty swallowing it . Li Xue did not even touch a drop in her bowl, as she was busy holding back her desire to vomit . . . .
Only Ling Tian and the bearded woodcutter were left, each taking bowl after bowl, drinking to their heart's content . The latter was even screaming out loud in sheer pleasure . This made Ye QingChen and the rest stare in shock . To think that Ling Tian, someone of n.o.ble birth and used to impeccable hygiene, would actually not even have the urge to vomit after the gruesome incident, and in fact could still gulp down bowl after bowl happily . This was something unexpected!
Noticing the looks on everyone's faces, Ling Tian coldly laughed to himself as he thought, 'This daddy here has even eaten trash and drank sewer water, would this mild incident bother me?! Li Xue is the true n.o.ble here, look at that direct disciple instead!'
Li Xue acutely felt Ling Tian's sorrow at this moment, and could not help but s.h.i.+ft over, gently leaning her head against him . Feeling a sense of warmth, Ling Tian's depressed emotions took a turn for the better .
Li Xue acutely felt Ling Tian's sorrow at this moment, and could not help but s.h.i.+ft over, gently leaning her head against him . Feeling a sense of warmth, Ling Tian's depressed emotions took a turn for the better .
Suddenly, his brows furrowed and he gently placed his wine bowl down . Li Xue's gentle expression at the same time hardened like a layer of frost, and she sat up straight, her eyes coldly gazing towards the north .
Belatedly, Ye QingChen and the white-robed scholar finally understood why the two people were behaving as such . The ground was slightly shaking, which meant that there was a large number of troops coming in from the north . Combining this with what Ling Tian spoke about the five hundred elite troops from the Above Heavens Sect, the expressions of the two men turned sour .
The ground was trembling even more urgently now, as though hundreds of thousands of drums were beaten at the same time .
Li Xue coldly gazed at the horizon as she spoke, ”For the Above Heavens cavalry to rush over even in the night, they must probably be aware that something has happened over here . If we let these people barge into Sky Bearing, then they will cause a high number of casualties, maybe even causing unthinkable consequences for us . I think that we have no need to show courtesy to them, we should just kill them all . ”
Ling Tian was aware that her sentence was not for him, but rather to remind the three Beyond Heavens Sect members . He nodded in agreement, ”That's right, kill them all, leave none alive!”
Following these eight words, a blast of chilling cold killing intent was emitted by Ling Tian, giving the impression that it was corporeal .
The white-robed scholar frowned a little in displeasure at Ling Tian's attempt to start an undeclared war, as though disagreeing with him . However, just as he was about to speak, Ye QingChen pulled at his sleeve, silencing him . However, his expression still remained a little strange .
Ling Tian turned to them with a cold gaze in his eyes, but he warmly spoke, ”I only seek for success, be it fair or foul means . But what I want is not just a victory, but also a.s.suring the least deaths on my side! Going on a head-on clash might be exhilarating, maybe even just and honorable, but to do so would mean creating rivers of blood using my own subordinates in exchange! I, Ling Tian have never cared for fame nor reputation . To protect my own brothers' lives, I'm willing to bear with infamy!”
Pausing a while, Ling Tian continued blandly, ”If Senior cannot accept this, you can choose to sit on the sidelines . Please do not attempt to lecture me right now, that would be the greatest support you can give!”
The white-robed scholar was tongue-tied, his face full of shame . Suddenly, he felt that compared to Ling Tian, he had lived so many years, but was still so childish in certain areas .
Li Xue let out a magnificently cold smile, before suddenly lifting up her hands . Two streams of extremely cold air landed on the campfire and the blazing embers were extinguished almost immediately . The surroundings were plunged into darkness, and with the cold air streams continuing to be emitted, a white layer of frost was formed, sealing up even the smoke .